News Excerpt:

At the recently concluded 19th Interpol Conference of Heads of National Central Bureaux at Lyon in France, the Indian delegation said that online radicalization continues to pose a significant challenge to global security.

About 19th Interpol Conference: 

• The event was attended by the national central bureaux of 136 countries, represented by senior police officials.
• The aim of the event was to strengthen the operational cooperation among the NCBs of Interpol to combat transnational crimes.
• The National Central Bureau (NCB) in each country is the nodal organization responsible for coordination with Interpol. 
• In India, the CBI is the designated NCB.

India’s Stand:

• The CBI Director highlighted the challenges posed by the nexus of organized crime, terrorism, and extremist ideologies. 
• He condemned all forms of terrorism, conveying there can be no distinction between "good terrorism" and "bad terrorism".
• He also highlighted India's efforts in tackling crimes and detailed the role of institutions set by the government.
• The three-member Indian delegation, during its discussions with several countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia, emphasized the need for swift sharing of information through Interpol, expediting mutual legal assistance referrals, and extradition requests.
• The Indian delegation held discussions with law-enforcement agencies from multiple countries for enhanced coordination on Interpol channels for a concerted action to combat organized crime, terrorism, drug trafficking, money laundering, online radicalization, and cyber-enabled financial crimes and to prevent these crimes on a real-time basis.
• India also supported key conclusions of the 19th INTERPOL Conference such as 
• Strengthening the network of the NCBs to combat the threat of transnational organized crime.
• Enhance global collaborative efforts in the fight against cyber-enabled financial fraud.
• Promote the use of the Interpol network and global police databases.
• In the fight against child sexual exploitation.
• To improve data protection measures within Interpol.